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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-8068401

The Pershing Square Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 56 grants and $10.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,932,500

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $414,591,902

  • Tax year 2023

    $21,154,319

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $404,137,799

  • Tax year 2022

    $15,214,108

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $414,726,662

  • Tax year 2021

    $58,983,963

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $346,223,156

  • Tax year 2019

    $30,631,195

    Grants listed
    115
    Assets, end of year
    $94,797,736

Grants paid in 2024

56 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCambridge, MA

    Research project: "programmable therapeutics: building the foundation for the next wave of medicine"

    $750,000
  2. AmchaiMiami, FL

    General support

    $500,000
  3. The Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    Support for research project entitled, stimulating synaptic protein degradation for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

    $300,000
  4. Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $250,000
  5. Citizens AllianceBuffalo, NY

    General support

    $250,000
  6. Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCold Spring Harbor, NY

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $250,000
  7. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $250,000
  8. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $250,000
  9. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $250,000
  10. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $250,000
  11. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $250,000
  12. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $250,000
  13. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $250,000
  14. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $250,000
  15. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $250,000
  16. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Support for the research of the mayr lab

    $250,000
  17. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $250,000
  18. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $250,000
  19. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $250,000
  20. Regents of the University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $250,000
  21. Regents of the University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $250,000
  22. Rutgers the State University of NJSandyston, NJ

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $250,000
  23. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $250,000
  24. The Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCambridge, MA

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $250,000
  25. The Regents of the University of California (university of California DavisDavis, CA

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $250,000
  26. The Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $250,000
  27. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $250,000
  28. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $250,000
  29. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $250,000
  30. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $250,000
  31. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $250,000
  32. American Alumni of Glasgow University IncNew Haven, CT

    Mcnab centre at university of glasgow

    $200,000
  33. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    Support for the research project entitled, regulation of tumor immunity by lymphatics

    $200,000
  34. Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (limr)Wynnewood, PA

    Research project: developing edible transgenic spirulina expressing anti-inflammatory proteins for oral therapy of inflammatory gastrointestinal disease

    $200,000
  35. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $180,000
  36. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $180,000
  37. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $180,000
  38. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $180,000
  39. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $180,000
  40. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $180,000
  41. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $180,000
  42. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $180,000
  43. Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCold Spring Harbor, NY

    Double helix medals dinner

    $150,000
  44. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $20,000
  45. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $20,000
  46. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $20,000
  47. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $20,000
  48. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $20,000
  49. The Education Culture and Neighborhood Renewal CompanyIsrael

    Gardenicity seed to feed program

    $18,000
  50. Metastasis Research SocietyTampa, FL

    General support

    $15,000
  51. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Support for the myeloid malignancies convening

    $12,000
  52. Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of OxfordUnited Kingdom

    Oxford scholar convening

    $10,000
  53. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Support for the research of the lyden lab

    $10,000
  54. Eyol IncNewburyport, MA

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $10,000
  55. The Galien FoundationNew York, NY

    General support for the 2024 prix galien forum and awards ceremony

    $10,000
  56. Society for NeuroscienceWashington, DC

    Support for neuroscience 2024 convening

    $7,500

Approved for future payment

12 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Regents of the University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $500,000
  2. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $500,000
  3. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $500,000
  4. Regents of the University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $500,000
  5. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $500,000
  6. Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $500,000
  7. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $500,000
  8. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $500,000
  9. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $500,000
  10. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cancer research

    $500,000
  11. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $500,000
  12. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize

    $500,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education21 grants $4,042,00069% of the total
  2. Medical research4 grants $1,025,00018% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $500,0009% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $250,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York34 grants $6,572,000
  2. Massachusetts4 grants $1,260,000
  3. California4 grants $1,000,000
  4. Connecticut5 grants $650,000
  5. Florida2 grants $515,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $250,000
  7. New Jersey1 grant $250,000
  8. District of Columbia2 grants $207,500
  9. Pennsylvania1 grant $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • William A AckmanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Neri OxmanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andrea MarkezinTREASURER Hours 7Pay $0
  • Olivia Tournay FlattoPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $417,605

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